A couple of nights ago Dane went cross the street to bring Kendall over for a play date with Chuck and Coco. I was upstairs finishing dinner at the time and didn’t even know this was going on until I glanced out the window and saw Dane swarmed by the dogs. They had no interest in playing with each other. They just wanted to be near him. Kendall was acting exactly like a small child who has been at preschool all day, and when she sees her mom feels safe enough to collapse at her feet.

Dane has got a special gift, and at the core of that is patience with these animals. They are lucky to have him.

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